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My PhD Memoirs PhD “kick off” seminar at UiB,
December 6, 2011 by Erling Hugo Jensen
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• Dr. Erling Hugo Jensen
• Doctor in petroleum geophysics at Department of Earth Science
• Successful defence October 24, 2011.
• Receive official diploma January 27, 2012.
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Outline
Warm up
Milestones
Challenges What comes next?
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Background
• Theoretical physics (particle physics and quantum mechanics)
• Master in astrophysics at NTNU in 2000.
• One year workload in both mathematics and computer science
Artistics illustration of the magnetar SGR 0501 +4516 (Reddy 2009).
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My metamorphosis
• The aftermath of my master - no more exams - a PhD is not for me
• Development of GeoCLASS; e-learning system with content from petroleum geophysics (2001)
• Introduced to the field, and the “idea” of a PhD was born
GeoCLASS 2011
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My PhD “contract”
• 4 year PhD, starting summer 2007
• Teaching obligations replaced with work on GeoCLASS
Paper 3, Figure 1
= 2.4 g/cm3
Thesis, Figure 3.3
Thesis, Figure 3.7
Jensen 2011.
A geometric approach to inverse modelling
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A couple of empirical advices
• Attend PhD defences and trial lectures
• Have at least one paper published during your PhD
• Use the resources which are available to you
• Prepare yourself to hit the wall at least once during your PhD
PhD syndrom
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
Submitted to Geophysics December 2009
Received moderate review Jan 30, 2010
Revised manuscript submitted March 25, 2010
Received minor revision June 22, 2010
Revised manuscript submitted July 23, 2010
Accepted for publication after (another) minor revision Aug 10, 2010
Accepted for publication (for real) Sept 14, 2010
Proof reading Online and in print Jan 2011
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
… at about 14:00 July 22, 2011
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Milestones
• Getting the position as PhD
• Stanford University
• First paper
• First conference
• Wedding
• 6 months report
• Submitting my thesis
• Trial lecture
• Defence
• Celebrate
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
“It is an experience common to all men to find that, on any special occasion, such as the production of a magical effect for the first time in public, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. ”
Nevil Maskelyne (1908), British stage magician.
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Challenges
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying “If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything
you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.”
His Holiness Dalai Lama (b. 1935), Head of the Dge-lugs-pa order of Tibetan Buddhists.
• Scientific or technical problems
• Failing a course
• Rejection of a submitted paper
• Having to redo the trial lecture
• Delays
• Murphy’s law
• Prepare yourself…
• … which must not be confused with worrying
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“The longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be”
• Vacuum – I got a PhD… What do I do now?
• Hunting for a job
– Takes time – Network building
• What am I doing?
– Continuing at UiB – Post Doc
Loesje (1983), Dutch fictional Character.
Thank you for your attention!